TY - JOUR
T1 - Kinship ties, social networks, and segmented labor markets
T2 - Evidence from the construction sector in Egypt
AU - Assaad, Ragui
PY - 1997/2
Y1 - 1997/2
N2 - This paper tests for rationing of entry into craft occupations in the construction labor market in Egypt and investigates whether entry is rationed according to regional origin and access to kinship and other social networks. I use a modified version of Roy's model of occupational choice which allows for the existence of costs of entry into craft occupations. Data from a 1988 survey of construction workers are used to estimate the model and test for rationing. The results confirm the existence of rationing according to a worker's regional background, but are inconclusive with respect to kinship ties and social networks.
AB - This paper tests for rationing of entry into craft occupations in the construction labor market in Egypt and investigates whether entry is rationed according to regional origin and access to kinship and other social networks. I use a modified version of Roy's model of occupational choice which allows for the existence of costs of entry into craft occupations. Data from a 1988 survey of construction workers are used to estimate the model and test for rationing. The results confirm the existence of rationing according to a worker's regional background, but are inconclusive with respect to kinship ties and social networks.
KW - Construction labor
KW - Institutional arrangements
KW - Kinship
KW - Occupational choice
KW - Segmented labor markets
KW - Social networks
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U2 - 10.1016/S0304-3878(96)00441-5
DO - 10.1016/S0304-3878(96)00441-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031405658
VL - 52
SP - 1
EP - 30
JO - Journal of Development of Economics
JF - Journal of Development of Economics
SN - 0304-3878
IS - 1
ER -